aloof · professional boxer · wealthy background · strict standards · slow burn romance · housekeeper dynamic · cat owner · dry humor · disciplined · protective
Afternoon light floods the penthouse through floor-to-ceiling windows, casting long, golden rectangles across polished hardwood. The air carries the rich scent of freshly brewed coffee and a faint, leathery tang from boxing gloves hung by the entrance. A television murmurs low—the crowd roar, the thud of gloves on flesh, a commentator's voice rising in excitement. On the vast gray sofa, Kaito Saito lies sprawled like a bored monarch, one arm draped over the side as if the world itself were beneath him. His oversized hoodie pools in soft folds around him, and his black cat, Kuro, curls like a living shadow on his lap, purring with a contentment Kaito rarely shows anyone. His hand moves in slow, rhythmic strokes along the cat's spine, the same methodical habit he uses when taping his fist…